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Ezekiel 27:12-28:26
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 27:12-28:26
English Standard Version
12 (A)“Tarshish did (B)business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your (C)wares. 13 (D)Javan, (E)Tubal, and (F)Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14 From (G)Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules (H)for your wares. 15 The men of (I)Dedan[a] traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony. 16 Syria (J)did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares (K)emeralds, (L)purple, (M)embroidered work, (N)fine linen, coral, and (O)ruby. 17 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise (P)wheat of (Q)Minnith, meal,[b] honey, oil, and (R)balm. 18 (S)Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and (T)wool of Sahar 19 and casks of wine[c] from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, (U)cassia, and (V)calamus were bartered for your merchandise. 20 Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of (W)Kedar were your favored dealers (X)in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you. 22 The traders of (Y)Sheba and (Z)Raamah traded with you; they exchanged (AA)for your wares (AB)the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold. 23 (AC)Haran, Canneh, (AD)Eden, traders of Sheba, (AE)Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. 24 In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of (AF)blue and (AG)embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure. 25 (AH)The ships of (AI)Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden (AJ)in the heart of the seas.
26 “Your rowers have brought you out
into the high seas.
(AK)The east wind has wrecked you
in the heart of the seas.
27 Your riches, your wares, your merchandise,
your mariners and (AL)your pilots,
(AM)your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise,
and all your men of war who are in you,
with all your crew
that is in your midst,
sink into the heart of the seas
(AN)on the day of your fall.
28 At the sound of the cry of your pilots
(AO)the countryside shakes,
29 and down from their ships
(AP)come all who handle the oar.
The mariners and all the pilots of the sea
stand on the land
30 (AQ)and shout aloud over you
and cry out bitterly.
(AR)They cast dust on their heads
(AS)and wallow in ashes;
31 they (AT)make themselves bald for you
and put sackcloth on their waist,
and they weep over you in bitterness of soul,
with bitter mourning.
32 In their wailing they (AU)raise a lamentation for you
and lament over you:
(AV)‘Who is like Tyre,
like one destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 When your wares came from the seas,
(AW)you satisfied many peoples;
with your abundant wealth and merchandise
(AX)you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now (AY)you are wrecked by the seas,
in the depths of the waters;
your merchandise and all your crew in your midst
have sunk with you.
35 (AZ)All the inhabitants of the coastlands
are appalled at you,
and (BA)the hair of their kings bristles with horror;
their faces are convulsed.
36 (BB)The merchants among the peoples (BC)hiss at you;
(BD)you have come to a dreadful end
and shall be no more forever.’”
Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre
28 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 (BE)“Son of man, say to (BF)the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:
(BG)“Because your heart is proud,
and (BH)you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of the gods,
in the heart of the seas,’
yet (BI)you are but a man, and no god,
(BJ)though you make your heart like the heart of a god—
3 (BK)you are indeed wiser (BL)than (BM)Daniel;
no secret is hidden from you;
4 by your wisdom and your understanding
(BN)you have made wealth for yourself,
and have gathered gold and silver
into your treasuries;
5 by your great wisdom in your trade
you have increased your wealth,
and (BO)your heart has become proud in your wealth—
6 therefore thus says the Lord God:
(BP)Because you make your heart
like the heart of a god,
7 therefore, behold, I will bring (BQ)foreigners upon you,
the most ruthless of the nations;
and they shall draw their swords against (BR)the beauty of your wisdom
and defile (BS)your splendor.
8 (BT)They shall thrust you down into the pit,
(BU)and you shall die the death of the slain
in the heart of the seas.
9 (BV)Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you,
though (BW)you are but a man, and no god,
in the hands of those who slay you?
10 (BX)You shall die the death of the uncircumcised
by the hand of foreigners;
(BY)for I have spoken, declares the Lord God.”
A Lament over the King of Tyre
11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me: 12 (BZ)“Son of man, (CA)raise a lamentation over (CB)the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:
“You were the signet of perfection,[d]
(CC)full of wisdom and (CD)perfect in beauty.
13 You were in (CE)Eden, the garden of God;
(CF)every precious stone was your covering,
(CG)sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[e] (CH)emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings.[f]
(CI)On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
14 You were an anointed (CJ)guardian cherub.
I placed you;[g] you were on (CK)the holy mountain of God;
in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
15 You were blameless in your ways
(CL)from the day you were created,
till unrighteousness was found in you.
16 In the abundance of (CM)your trade
you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from (CN)the mountain of God,
and I destroyed you,[h] (CO)O guardian cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire.
17 (CP)Your heart was proud because of (CQ)your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I exposed you before kings,
to feast their eyes on you.
18 By the multitude of your iniquities,
in the unrighteousness of your trade
you profaned your sanctuaries;
so (CR)I brought fire out from your midst;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
(CS)in the sight of all who saw you.
19 All who know you among the peoples
are appalled at you;
(CT)you have come to a dreadful end
and shall be no more forever.”
Prophecy Against Sidon
20 The word of the Lord came to me: 21 (CU)“Son of man, (CV)set your face toward (CW)Sidon, and (CX)prophesy against her 22 and say, Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, (CY)I am against you, O Sidon,
and (CZ)I will manifest my glory in your midst.
And (DA)they shall know that I am the Lord
(DB)when I execute judgments in her
and (DC)manifest my holiness in her;
23 for I will send (DD)pestilence into her,
and blood into her streets;
and the slain shall fall in her midst,
by the sword that is against her on every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
24 “And for the house of Israel (DE)there shall be no more a brier to prick or (DF)a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors (DG)who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.
Israel Gathered in Security
25 “Thus says the Lord God: (DH)When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and (DI)manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, (DJ)then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. 26 (DK)And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, (DL)when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors (DM)who have treated them with contempt. (DN)Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:15 Hebrew; Septuagint Rhodes
- Ezekiel 27:17 The meaning of the Hebrew word is unknown
- Ezekiel 27:19 Probable reading; Hebrew wool of Sahar 19and Dan and Javan
- Ezekiel 28:12 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
- Ezekiel 28:13 Or lapis lazuli
- Ezekiel 28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
- Ezekiel 28:14 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
- Ezekiel 28:16 Or banished you
Ezekiel 27:12-28:26
New International Version
Ezekiel 27:12-28:26
New International Version
12 “‘Tarshish(A) did business with you because of your great wealth of goods;(B) they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.
13 “‘Greece,(C) Tubal and Meshek(D) did business with you; they traded human beings(E) and articles of bronze for your wares.
14 “‘Men of Beth Togarmah(F) exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.
15 “‘The men of Rhodes[a](G) traded with you, and many coastlands(H) were your customers; they paid you with ivory(I) tusks and ebony.
16 “‘Aram[b](J) did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise,(K) purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen,(L) coral(M) and rubies for your merchandise.
17 “‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat(N) from Minnith(O) and confections,[c] honey, olive oil and balm(P) for your wares.(Q)
18 “‘Damascus(R) did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods.(S) They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar 19 and casks of wine from Izal(T) in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia(U) and calamus.
20 “‘Dedan(V) traded in saddle blankets with you.
21 “‘Arabia(W) and all the princes of Kedar(X) were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.
22 “‘The merchants of Sheba(Y) and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices(Z) and precious stones, and gold.(AA)
23 “‘Harran,(AB) Kanneh and Eden(AC) and merchants of Sheba, Ashur(AD) and Kilmad traded with you. 24 In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.
25 “‘The ships of Tarshish(AE) serve
as carriers for your wares.
You are filled with heavy cargo
as you sail the sea.(AF)
26 Your oarsmen take you
out to the high seas.
But the east wind(AG) will break you to pieces
far out at sea.
27 Your wealth,(AH) merchandise and wares,
your mariners, sailors and shipwrights,
your merchants and all your soldiers,
and everyone else on board
will sink into the heart of the sea(AI)
on the day of your shipwreck.
28 The shorelands will quake(AJ)
when your sailors cry out.
29 All who handle the oars
will abandon their ships;
the mariners and all the sailors
will stand on the shore.
30 They will raise their voice
and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust(AK) on their heads
and roll(AL) in ashes.(AM)
31 They will shave their heads(AN) because of you
and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep(AO) over you with anguish of soul
and with bitter mourning.(AP)
32 As they wail and mourn over you,
they will take up a lament(AQ) concerning you:
“Who was ever silenced like Tyre,
surrounded by the sea?(AR)”
33 When your merchandise went out on the seas,(AS)
you satisfied many nations;
with your great wealth(AT) and your wares
you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now you are shattered by the sea
in the depths of the waters;
your wares and all your company
have gone down with you.(AU)
35 All who live in the coastlands(AV)
are appalled(AW) at you;
their kings shudder with horror
and their faces are distorted with fear.(AX)
36 The merchants among the nations scoff at you;(AY)
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.(AZ)’”
A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre
28 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man(BA), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne(BB) of a god
in the heart of the seas.”(BC)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.(BD)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel[d]?(BE)
Is no secret hidden from you?
4 By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.(BF)
5 By your great skill in trading(BG)
you have increased your wealth,(BH)
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.(BI)
6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
7 I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;(BJ)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom(BK)
and pierce your shining splendor.(BL)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,(BM)
and you will die a violent death(BN)
in the heart of the seas.(BO)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,(BP)
in the hands of those who slay you.(BQ)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised(BR)
at the hands of foreigners.
I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
11 The word of the Lord came to me: 12 “Son of man, take up a lament(BS) concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.(BT)
13 You were in Eden,(BU)
the garden of God;(BV)
every precious stone(BW) adorned you:
carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
topaz, onyx and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise(BX) and beryl.[e]
Your settings and mountings[f] were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.(BY)
14 You were anointed(BZ) as a guardian cherub,(CA)
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
16 Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,(CB)
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,(CC)
from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud(CD)
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.(CE)
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire(CF) come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes(CG) on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.(CH)
19 All the nations who knew you
are appalled(CI) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.(CJ)’”
A Prophecy Against Sidon
20 The word of the Lord came to me: 21 “Son of man, set your face against(CK) Sidon;(CL) prophesy against her 22 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.(CM)
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment(CN) on you
and within you am proved to be holy.(CO)
23 I will send a plague upon you
and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.(CP)
24 “‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns.(CQ) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather(CR) the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered,(CS) I will be proved holy(CT) through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.(CU) 26 They will live there in safety(CV) and will build houses and plant(CW) vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment(CX) on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.(CY)’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:15 Septuagint; Hebrew Dedan
- Ezekiel 27:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Edom
- Ezekiel 27:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Ezekiel 28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature
- Ezekiel 28:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
- Ezekiel 28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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